Physician - Interventional Cardiologist

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in scenic - sunny Tucson, Arizona is currently looking for a full time Interventional Cardiologist.

Position Information :

SAVAHCS has been a flagship quality provider within the VA and was a 2012 winner of the prestigious Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award. This is an excellent opportunity as we are in a growth area for the VA.

It is a tertiary care facility providing a full range of clinical services including complex coronary angioplasty, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, Mohs surgery and neurosurgery.

It is also a principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.

Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment with the University of Arizona commensurate with clinical experience and academic achievement to facilitate teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows. All our division members participate in outpatient clinic services, including fellows' clinic. Our hospitalist service reduces the demands of in-patient care in our subspecialty divisions. There is an opportunity to participate in interpretation of cardiac ultrasound, cardiac CT and cardiac MR, depending upon training and interest.

Job Duties :

• Participate in quality improvement activities and comply with rules and regulations of the agency, facility, and department.
• Support a satisfactory process for supervision and training of fellows, residents and medical students from University of Arizona College of Medicine rotating through the Cardiology Division.
• Maintain American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification.
• A commitment to compliance with VA and SAVAHCS regulatory requirements
• Work Schedule : Full-time, Permanent, Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm.

Requirements :

Benefits Information :

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is Americas largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

In addition to the honor of serving Americas Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total reward$ package  (see full brochure here ) and offers many benefits including :

Pay :  $335,000 - $375,000 per year with annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : maybe approved for a highly qualified candidate

Paid Time Off :  50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME).

Retirement :  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Insurance :   Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

Licensure :  1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME :  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (Board certification required).

Malpractice :  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

Contract :  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Financial Disclosure Report :   Not required.